Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, and Vermont.
Orgs oppose chemical recycling in New Mexico
Groups rally against chemical recycling in New Mexico
Letter to Governor Grisham About Chemical Recycling, January 17, 2023
Date: January 17, 2023 To: Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, 490 Old Santa Fe Trail, Room 400, Santa Fe, NM 87501 Dear Governor Lujan Grisham, We, the undersigned 78 organizations, urge that you not support the dangerous rebranding of plastic incineration as “advanced recycling.” This greenwashing …
Tell EPA: Protect Our Communities From Plastics Incineration Pollution
Plastics industry lobbyists have been promoting a decades-old incineration method as a new way to solve the plastic pollution crisis. They are calling the process “advanced recycling,” even though nothing gets recycled. Instead, the trash that enters a so-called “advanced recycling” facility …
Tell Governor Shapiro and the DEP: Protect Pennsylvania Families From Polluting Facilities
Tell Governor Morrisey and the WVDEP: Protect West Virginia Families From Polluting Facilities
Tell Governor DeWine and the Ohio EPA: Protect Ohioan Families From Polluting Facilities
Chemical Recycling: Myths and Facts
On November 3, 2022, Moms Clean Air Force joined the Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter and Beyond Plastics for a webinar about the myths and facts of chemical recycling, also known as “advanced recycling.” Speakers: -Ana Rios, Moms Clean Air Force & …
Letter to Congress About Federal Plastic Incineration Bill, September 19, 2022
Date: September 19, 2022 To: Members of the House and Senate Dear Senator, The undersigned 201 environmental, health, science, consumer protection and environmental justice organizations urge you not to sponsor or co-sponsor legislation that supports so-called “advanced recycling” promoted by the American …
Greenwashing at Its Worst — From EPA and the Plastics Industry!
Chemical industry lobbyists are promoting plastics incineration under a deceptive name, “Advanced Recycling” even though nothing gets recycled. Instead, the trash that enters a so-called “advanced recycling” facility is burned, creating harmful air pollution and toxic ash.
Letter to EPA About “Chemical Recycling,” July 14, 2022
Date: July 14, 2022 To: The Honorable Michael S. Regan Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460 Dear Administrator Regan, Thank you for all that you are doing at the EPA to center the needs and concerns …